#a8a89f

Color #a8a89f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a89f

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 159)

HSL

hsl(60, 4.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 5.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 5.4%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.63, -1.66, 4.65)

LCH

lch(68.63, 4.94, 109.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0127, 106.87)

HWB

hwb(60, 62.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9fa8

Analogous

#a8a39f

#a8a89f

#a3a89f

Triadic

#a8a89f

#9fa8a8

#a89fa8

Split-complementary

#a8a89f

#9fa3a8

#a39fa8

Tetradic

#a8a89f

#9fa89f

#9f9fa8

#a89fa8

Square

#a8a89f

#9fa8a3

#9f9fa8

#a89fa3

Shades

Color #a8a89f mixed toward black.

#8e8e82

#727268

#56564e

#393934

#1d1d1a

Tints

Color #a8a89f mixed toward white.

#b6b6af

#c5c5bf

#d3d3cf

#e2e2df

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a8a89f mixed toward gray.

#a7a7a0

#a6a6a0

#a6a6a1

#a5a5a2

#a4a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a1 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a2 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#a8a3a3 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a89f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a89f]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8a89f (#a8a89f) is rgb(168, 168, 159) in RGB.

No, #a8a89f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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